Edmonton - Cycling commuters need their own lane -- getting it will be tough

Ride in and with the traffic, and you take your life in your hands, especially at this time of year, when the shoulder is thick with gravel and there's little room for you beside the cars. Ride down back alleys, and you dodge delivery trucks and garbage dumpsters. Ride on the sidewalk, and you not only put pedestrians in peril, you run the risk of surprising a vehicle that's not expecting to see you and putting yourself in hospital.